Matt Winn Stakes

Matt Winn Stakes
Grade III Stakes race
Location Churchill Downs
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Inaugurated 2002
Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website www.churchilldowns.com
Race information
Distance Varied (Began at 7 furlongs)
Surface Dirt
Track left-handed
Qualification three-year-olds
Weight Assigned
Purse US$100,000

The Matt Winn Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid May or early June at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Open to three-year-old horses, it is contested on dirt and began at a distance of six furlongs. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000 added.

In 2009 the distance was set at 7 furlongs. In 2011, it was run at one and one/sixteenth miles.

The race was inaugurated in 2002 as the Northern Dancer Stakes. Its name was changed in 2011 to honor Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs's Col. Matt Winn, who served as president and general manager of the historic track from 1902 to 1949. Known by the media as "Mr. Derby," Winn is credited with building the Kentucky Derby into America's greatest race and one of the world's great sports events.

Records

Most wins by a jockey
Most wins by a trainer

Past winners

Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
2015 Island Town Julien Leparoux Ian R. Wilkes Six Column Stables et al. 1:43.46
2014 Tapiture Rosie Napravnik Steve Asmussen Winchell Thoroughbreds 1:43.99
2013 Code West Rosie Napravnik Bob Baffert Gary & Mary West 1:43.37
2012 Neck 'n Neck Leandro Goncalves Ian Wilkes A. Steven Miles Jr. 1:43.72
2011 Scotus Alan Garcia Ken McPeek Peter Callahan 1:44.12
2010 Thiskyhasnolimit Shaun Bridgmohan Steve Asmussen The Zollars/Wagner 1:22.29
2009 Capt. Candyman Can Javier Castellano Ian Wilkes Joseph Rauch/David Zell 1:22.89
2008 Eaton's Gift Elvis Trujillo Dale L. Romans Zayat Stables 1:09.48
2007 Spin Master Miguel Mena Dale L. Romans Eldon Farm 1:08.30
2006 Changing Weather Robby Albarado Eoin G. Harty Darley Racing 1:09.86
2005 Razor Mike E. Smith Steve Asmussen Padua Stables 1:09.48
2004 Fire Slam Pat Day David M. Carroll Stan E. Fulton 1:09.64
2003 Posse Corey Lanerie Steve Asmussen Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 1:09.43
2002 Day Trader Calvin Borel D. Wayne Lukas Overbrook Farm 1:09.43

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 05, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.